The Rings of Power’s Stranger actor says we “already know who he is”: “Do we need his name at this point?”

Daniel Weyman doesn’t think we need to know the Stranger’s name

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2star Daniel Weyman isn’t convinced we need to know whothe Strangerreally is.

We first met the Stranger back in season 1, when he mysteriously crash landed on Middle-earth with no identity.

“Well, I’ve only been recently realizing this, but the thing that I’m really going for now is the fact that we already know who he is,” Weyman toldCollider. “We’ve all watched him in season 1. He was nothing when he arrived. He’d literally no memory from before that, and we’ve seen everything that he’s been. So actually, of all the characters we’ve seen so far, I think we know him best. Do we need his name at this point? I don’t know.”

Of course, one familiar line of dialogue in the season 1 finale strongly suggested that the Stranger is none other than Gandalf. Whether that’s a red herring or not remains to be seen, however.

What we did find out for sure in the season 1 finale, though, was that everyone’s theories about Halbrand were true, and the man was indeedSauronthe whole time. Judging by thelatest trailer for The Rings of Power season 2, he’s going to be spreading darkness across Middle-earth – and the characters we know and love are going to have to unite to stop him.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 returns to Prime Video this August 29. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the most excitingupcoming TV showsto fill out your watchlist.

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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.

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